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Specialist Newsletter Term 4 Week 3

Dear families,

The Grade Ones have had an incredibly busy week this week full of learning and being active. It was fantastic to see the efforts of the students during the athletics day and sportsmanship when they were cheering on their peers. We hope parents who were able to come watch their children enjoyed the day.

In Reading this week, the Grade Ones continued exploring how to use visuals and dialogue in texts to help students infer character feelings and motives.

In Writing, students are revising and editing their information report to improve their word choice, punctuation and sentence fluency.

In Numeracy, the Grade Ones are continuing to practise developing their multiplicative thinking through sharing groups, developing problem-solving skills and proving their thinking using materials and drawings.

In inquiry, students are sharing their learning by planning and creating a diorama based on the animal or plant they researched during the “finding out” stage of our inquiry cycle. Students have carefully planned their diorama, thinking about the materials they will use and how they will demonstrate their understanding of how their living thing is connected to its habitat.

Reminders:

• The Grade One Disco will be held on the 24th of October! The theme is glow in the dark. Please ensure your child is wearing white or fluro! We will also be having a pizza dinner. It will start at 4:30pm and end at 6:30pm. Please also check you have consented and paid for the event on Compass. Today is the last day for payment.
• As we are now in Spring, students need to have their hats worn at lunch, recess and PE. If you need a new hat, you can purchase one from the office for $10.

Kind Regards,

Nat, Jasmine, Abbey, Ana, Renee, Amanda, Laura and Jade

Specialist Newsletter Term 4 Week 3

Dear Grade Two Families,

What a fun-filled week we have had!

The students had an incredible time at their first P-2 Athletics Day! It was heartwarming to see them collaborating with peers they wouldn’t usually, communicating effectively as teams, and cheering one another on. Each student gave their all in every activity, and they’re already eagerly looking forward to next year’s event!

The Colour Run was postponed… keep an eye out on the future date.

This week in Reading, students have completed their predictions unit. They’ve been honing their skills in making meaningful predictions by using a variety of clues from the text. By analysing pictures and headings, exploring text features like tables of contents and diagrams, understanding the structure of narratives versus non-fiction, tapping into their prior knowledge of the topic or author, and making personal connections, they’re becoming more skilled at discussing what comes next.

This week in writing, we have continued learning about writing to recount taking into account the sequence of the events, adding in emotive language and considering the structure of their text. This week they have had an explicit focus on being reflective writings who can change their writing through the revising stage of the writing process and identifying important parts of their recount to make sound more explosive.

In Numeracy this week, students further enhanced their understanding of 2D shapes with a focus on transformations. They explored flipping, rotating, and sliding shapes, discovering that while the orientation changes, the shapes themselves remain unchanged—or can sometimes appear the same. This hands-on experience allowed them to grasp the concept of transformations in a fun and engaging way!

This week in Inquiry, we delved into the concept of ethics, discussing the distinctions between right and wrong and how these ideas influence significant individuals, events, and places in their research. The students are eager to take action next week, inspired by everything they’ve learned throughout this unit!

A few reminders:

• Homework is in full swing, please ensure your child is completing their homework during the week and returning their homework on Fridays.
• As the weather becomes warmer, please check with your child they have a hat at school and are wearing it as well as coming to school prepared with a water bottle, wearing sunscreen and appropriate clothing.
• 4th of November – Curriculum day, no school for kids.
• 5th of November – Melbourne Cup Day, no school for kids.

We hope you have a wonderful weekend.

From Cassie, Rebekah, Monique, Emily, Eleanor, Taylah and Preet.

Specialist Newsletter Term 4 Week 3

Hello Grade 3 Families,

We hope you’re having a great week! Here’s what we’ve been working on in Week 3:

Numeracy: This is the final week of financial mathematics. Students have been sharpening their skills in making estimations, rounding, and converting between cents and dollars, wrapping up this important topic in practical ways.

Literacy: Our Grade 3 students continue to work on synthesising texts by identifying key ideas and drawing conclusions. In writing, they’re further developing their use of persuasive devices, focusing on creating engaging, purposeful language as they move through the writing cycle for their persuasive texts.

Unit of Inquiry: We are now in the sorting out phase of our inquiry into how human activity impacts Earth’s resources. Students are beginning to organize their findings and deepen their understanding as they process the information they’ve gathered.

Request for Materials: As part of our upcoming activities, we kindly ask that you send in empty shoe boxes and empty plastic water bottles with your child. These will be used for hands-on projects related to our Unit of Inquiry.

Thank you, as always, for your ongoing support. If you have any questions or need more information, feel free to get in touch.

Warm regards,

The Grade Three Team
Bianca, Anne, Giorgia, Jamila, Jayde, Kafa, Yasemin, and Sam

Specialist Newsletter Term 4 Week 3

Dear Families,

We’re off to a great start in Term 4! The students have settled back into the rhythm of school life, and we’re already seeing some fantastic learning happening.

In Reading, we are consolidating our questioning skills. Students are practising how to ask meaningful questions that deepen their understanding of texts.

In Writing, we are moving into the publishing phase of our historical narratives. After planning and drafting, the students are now refining their stories, adding creative and historical details to bring them to life.

In Numeracy, we’ve been working with more complex fractions. The students are learning to identify, compare, and represent fractions in different ways, engaging in worded problems to strengthen their understanding.

Everyone is especially excited for camp next week, and we can’t wait for the fun and learning opportunities it will bring!

Key Dates:

Monday 21st – Wednesday 23rd October – Camp Group 1 (H32, H34, H35, H39)

Wednesday 23rd – Friday 25th October – Camp Group 2 (H33, H36, H37, H38)

Kind Regards,

The Year 4 Team

Clayton (H32), Ashlee and Escher (H33), Gabriel (H44), Deanna (H45), Dharma (H36), Beth (H37), Krystal (H38) and Chloe and Romy (H39)

Specialist Newsletter Term 4 Week 3

Dear Grade 5 Families,

We highly encourage students to protect themselves by being SunSmart. As the saying goes, ‘Slip, slop, slap’! Hats are also available at the office to purchase, if they require a new one.

In Inquiry, as the unit is about to end, students have been showing great enthusiasm in the reflecting and acting stage of the cycle. Students are bringing their learning together and investigating in their big question. They are working hard to gather, organise and share their information effectively and working on their time management skills in order to complete their investigation.

In reading, as it nears the end of the school year, students have been revising the readers workshop model to understand our roles and responsibilities. Students have also been making thoughtful predictions and revising them as they gather new evidence within their texts.

In numeracy, our mathematicians are continuing to solve worded problems using their knowledge of addition and multiplication, applying the most effective strategy and explaining their thinking.

Some friendly reminders:

• A reminder that all students must have a school hat to wear during Lunch, Recess and PE
• Fizzics Incursion on 21/10 and 24/10.

Have a wonderful weekend,

The Grade 5 team.

Specialist Newsletter Term 4 Week 3

Dear Families,

This week the grade 6 students are preparing themselves for our upcoming exhibition showcase! They are getting creative with ways to present all of their wonderful learning from the past term.

In Numeracy, students engaged in problem-solving activities involving percentages, decimals, and fractions, primarily calculating percentages of quantities and percentage discounts.

Thank you to all those who donated to our colour run. It was postponed but keep an eye out for the new date!

Reminders:

• Camp medical forms due TODAY! https://forms.gle/dBVEuFHaRDCGXLMc8
  Students have also been given printouts with a QR code.
• Exhibition showcase: Week 4, evening session will be Wednesday the 30th from 4:30pm-5:45pm

From the Year 6 Team

Daniel, Simon, Mel, Sarah, Shannon, Shana, Bernadette, Elyse, Lauren and Bryoni